Tharoor warns 130 million voters cannot be cut from rolls
In short
Shashi Tharoor said 130 million voters cannot be removed from the electoral rolls ahead of the INDIA bloc rally. Opposition leaders gathered to raise concerns about voters being deleted from the register.
The rally is meant to defend voting rights and push back on alleged irregularities. What exactly was changed in the voter list is not stated in the available reporting.
What the reporting says
Shashi Tharoor said 130 million voters cannot be cut from electoral rolls ahead of the INDIA bloc rally, while opposition leaders gathered over alleged voter-list deletions. The reported basis is concerns raised about millions being removed from the electoral register and calls for action from Congress MP Amar Singh. The immediate consequence is a renewed opposition protest over election integrity; the exact scale and verification of the roll changes are not stated.
Why it matters
Shashi Tharoor and other INDIA bloc leaders raised concerns about alleged removals from electoral rolls ahead of a rally, with Congress MP Amar Singh also calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. The reporting says the protest is meant to defend voters’ constitutional rights and election integrity, but it does not verify the alleged deletions or provide official election-commission findings. The immediate effect is a sharper opposition campaign on voting rights.